English
Zia
Zia comes from Arabic ضِيَاء ‘light’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentضِيَاءḍiyāʔ‘light’
- EnglishtodayZia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentضِيَاءḍiyāʔ‘light’
- EnglishtodayZia
Every English word from Arabic ضِيَاء
Another origin of Zia
- Eastern KeresmodernTsi'yauncertain
- Spanishc. 1500–presentZíauncertain
- EnglishtodayZia
Likely borrowed from Spanish Zía, from Eastern Keres Tsi'ya.
Today it means
name A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic ضِيَاء / Zia